Police in Coventry have removed two so-called 'Drill' music from the internet, CoventryLive can reveal.

The music videos have been thrust into the spotlight in the last week following a violent disorder which left one man dead and another seriously injured.

And in a further move to tackle youth and gang crime in the city, police will meet with councillors next week to discuss the issue and the videos which appear to glamorise violence among the city's youth.

Leading Coventry City councillor Ed Ruane raised the issue this week saying the drill music videos - a type of rap music that originated in America and is categorised by its graphic violent lyrics and hand gestures - "glamorised" crime.

Calling for them to be banned he said: "These kids aren't just rapping about it [violence], they are living it. That's reality. That's why we're seeing a rise in knife and gun crime."

Next week's meeting will be held between the city's leading police officers and councillors following the successful removal of two 'drill' music videos from the internet by the force.

What did police say?

Police revealed officers have successfully removed two 'of the videos which they say "glamorise violence and crime" from the internet.

Coventry Superintendent Phil Healy said: “We share Councillor Ruane's concerns that these music videos glamorise violence and crime, and the impact this has on young people.

"We are meeting with him next week to discuss these concerns and what more can be done to tackle gang and youth violence in Coventry.

“As a force we do monitor social media and have been successful in getting two videos removed from the internet recently.

“We work closely with the Met Police to share information and take appropriate action to remove footage where we can.”

A screenshot from one of the drill music videos filmed in Coventry

Videos spark debate

The information on the videos' removal comes following a request from CoventryLive to the force after two videos emerged showing youths in Coventry rapping violent lyrics and making hand gestures as if they were firing a gun.

Some in the videos - shot in Spon End, Hermes Crescent and parts of Hillfields - wear balaclavas, others cover their faces with scarves and hoods and others show their faces to the cameras.

It has sparked a debate about violence in the city, after two young men were stabbed at the weekend (Saturday, September 1) in the town centre.

One, Fidel Glasgow, the 21-year-old grandson of Coventry legend Neville Staple, died in hospital hours after being stabbed in the stomach outside Club M.

Police have since successfully applied to close the venue on an interim basis until a full review of its licence can be carried out.

Previously police and paramedics were called to Hermes Crescent in Henley Green on August 14 after a 19-year-old was shot in the leg.